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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"Looking southeast toward Wadsworth Street Bridge, Thomaston, ca. 1890Thomaston Historical Society King was politically active as early as 1795 as a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House

"… of the early 1630 trading post at the base of Wadsworth Street, and only a handful of 18th century homes survive within the village."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"Currently, this is the site of the Lyman Morse Boatbuilding Co. wharf, east of the Wadsworth Street bridge."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

"… of Bath, who owned the Knox Wharf at the foot of Wadsworth Street, the Limestone Hill quarry and other valuable property mortgaged to him by Lucy…"

Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… brick building on the opposite corner of Wadsworth Street and Route One, directly adjacent to the prison grounds, was built in 1852 as a bank."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… former site of the Paine store at the corner of Wadsworth and Main Streets, in which the new George's National Bank and Georges Insurance Offices…"

Maine Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… (a narrowing of the river northwest of the Wadsworth Street bridge) near John Paine’s original wharf, in what was earlier General Knox’s pasture…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… Upper Corner, the intersection of County Road and Wadsworth Street, stood on the southwest corner until it was destroyed by fire in 1849."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… from England to establish a trading post on lower Wadsworth Street, specifically for trading with the Wawenock, Tarratine and Penobscot Indians."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… just upriver of where the Waterfront Market on Wadsworth Street now stands. Knox’s wastebook is riddled with references to his lime burning…"